Ornamental stock for framing or other purposes.



No.- 694,755. Patented Mar. 4, I902.

' J. H. KILLHJN.

DRNAIIENTAL STUCK FOR FRAMING OR OTHER PURPOSES.

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J. H. KILLIUN. OR'NAfMENTAL STUCK FOR FRAMING OR OTHER PURPOSES.

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ORHAIENTAL STUCK FOR FRAMING 0R BTHER PURPOSES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. KILLION, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ORNAMENTAL ."riTOCK FOR FRAMING OR OTHER PURPOSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,755, dated March4., 1902. v

Application filed July 29, 1901" To all whom, it inctg concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. KILLION, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago,

in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Ornamental Stock for Framing or otherPurposes, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to improvements in stock or material to be usedfor ornamenting and trimming picture-frames, card-mounts, mirrors,plaques, and like articles and for framing or bordering articles of theabovenamed character, and while it is more especially intended for suchpurposes yet it is applicable for other uses, and for this reason I donot desire to limit myself in its application or use.

The objects of my invention are to provide material or stock which maybe applied to a card, frame, piece of glass, plaque, or other article ofany desired shape or may be made intoaframe'ofanysuitable contourandwhich shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strong, durable,and attractive in appearance, and also to provide stock or mate- .rialof the above-described character which shall be so constructed that itwill be adj ustable to bodies or pieces varying in sizes'and shape andwhich may be easily placed in position onthe body or pieces orreadilyformed into frames or figures of suitable and numerous designs.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the material or stockthat it will be capable of connecting two or more pieces together.

Still another object is to furnish ornaments or trimmings of variousconfigurations.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionpertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a faceview of a picture-frame, showing my improved ornamental stock appliedthereto and illustrating some of the various ways in which it may-beused. Fig. 2 is a face view of a frame with the ornamental stockbordering the same and showing modifications therein. Fig. 3 is anenlarged edge view of a portion of the stock or material,

in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

Serial No. 70,074. (No model.) 7

showing the manner of securing its ends together. Fig. 4 is aface viewof a portion of the stock or material. Fig. 5 is an edge view thereof.Fig. 6 is a fragmental view of the blank from which the. stock ormaterial is formed. Fig. 7 is an edge view of a-portion of the stock ormaterial, showing it constructed for the purpose of uniting two piecesor bodies together. Fig. 8 is a fragmental face view of the blank fromwhich said formed stock is made, and Fig. 9 is a fragmental perspectiveview of a piece of the stock.

- Similar reference-numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout thedifferent views of the drawings.

The reference-numeral 12 represents a frame, card, or picture-mat, whichmay be made of any suitable size, form, and material, but which in thepresent instance is shown as being circular and having a circularopening. Located on the outer periphery of the frame 12 is theornamental stock ohmaterial 13,which is preferably made of sheet metal,but may be made of any suitable or desired material, and comprises apiece or strip 14, provided with longitudinal slits or incisionsl5,usually made parallel with one another, as shown in Figs. 4, 6,]and 8of the drawings, to form recesses for the reception of the body or pieceor pieces to which the material is applied. By forming the main strip orpiece 14: with the slits 15 it is apparcut that the portions 16 will beseparated therefrom at their edges. The main piece 14 is benttransversely to form angles 17 and 18 or ot-henshaped extensions, andthe portions 16 are bent oppositely from the angles or extended portions17 to form angles or othershaped extended portions 19, thus leaving openspaces orrecesses 20 for the reception of the frame, card, or otherarticle.

As shown in Figs. 7 and'S of the drawings, the'main strip or piece 14,out, of which, the stock or material 13 is made, is so slittedas to formportions 16 at each of the bends or angles 17 and 18 in the main piece,thus affording recesses 20 to receive bodies 21 and 22 on each of itssides, as is clearly illustrated By thus constructing the material it isapparent that one or both of the series of the recesses 20 may beutilized and that this form of stock or mate- I rial may be employed onthe outer periphery or perimeter or the inner periphery or perimeter ofa frame.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings I have shown a rectangular frame 23 with thestock or material 13 applied to its outer perimeter and illustrated insaid stock various forms in which it may be bent. For instance, at 24the outer extensions 25 are curved, while the inner extensions, in whichthe recesses 20 are located, are angular, and at 26 the inner and outerextensions 27 and 28, respectively, are rounded or curved, while at 29another style of ornamentation is employed. In-the figure of thedrawings now under consideration that portion of the material shown at30 is of the same construction as that illustrated in Figs. 3 to 6,inclusive. By further reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen and readilyunderstood that the main piece or strip let may be formed withornamentations at different spaces apart and a portion of it left plain.

While I have shown a few of the different styles or designs ofornamentation into which the stock or material may be made, yet I do notdesire to be limited to such shapes or designs as are shown and hereindescribed, but

' may employ any suitable design or ornamentation or a variety thereofon one piece of the stock or material.

Again, referring to Fig. l of the drawings, it will be seen that thepieces of stock or material 13, located on the outer and innerperipheries of the frame 12, are of the same construction as that shownin Figs. 3 to 6, inclusi ve and above described, except that therecesses 20 of the piece on the outer periphery of the frame are locatedon its inner surface, while those of the piece'looated on the innerperiphery of the frame are on its outer face. Within the opening of theframe 12 is located a star-shaped piece 31 of my stock or material,which is of the same construction as the pieces located on the inner andouter periphery thereof, and the outer points of the star-shaped frame31 engage some of the portions 16 of the piece of stock on the innerperiphery of the frame. Located within the star-shaped frame 31 is acircular piece of stock 13, which is constructed as shown in Fig. 7 ofthe drawingsthat is, it has its recesses on both of its surfaces, theouter ones to receive the inner points of the star-shaped frame and theinner ones to receive a mat 32 or frame, which may contain a picture.

To secure the piece of stock or material in position on the frame orbody to which it is attached, the end portions maybe overlapped, asshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, when a ring 33 or other securing devicemay be passed through the bends or loops of the piece,

sheet metal which possesses a certain amount of resiliency, and as themain piece of which the stock is composed is crimped ,or bent to formouter and inward extensions it is apparent that it may be stretched overframes of different sizes and that by reason of its resiliency it willadjust itselfthereto; but, as before stated, I do not desire to limitmyself to any specific kind of material out of which the stock is made.

Instead of leaving the portions 16 attached at their ends to the mainpiece II I may punch them out.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Stock or material for framing and other purposes comprising a piecebent transversely to form portions extending on each side of an axialline on a plane at right angles to the edge of said piece and having ineach of said extended portions an opening or recess for the reception ofa frame or the like, substantially as described.

2. Stock or material for framing and other purposes comprising a piecehaving at proper points pairs of longitudinal slits and benttransversely, the portions between the slits being bent oppositely fromthe portions of the main piece from which they are cut, substan-'

